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Two-spotted Stink Bug (Perillus bioculatus) - Perillus bioculatus
Copyright © 2010 Fran K

Two-spotted Stink Bug (Perillus bioculatus) - Perillus bioculatus
badlands 3 km E and 1 km N of Avonlea sk, Saskatchewan, Canada
October 16, 2010
Size: 6 mm
very small bug (thanks Ken!/not a beetle!), found in badlands area of southern sk. Desertlike conditions. Hoodoos, sand, rock, cactus. Beetle found on underside of sandy outcropping in the shade, not near vegetation. Would like Oct on the Sask data map.
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Contributed by Fran K on 17 October, 2010 - 5:51pm
Last updated 23 June, 2011 - 11:30am

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… Fran K, 17 October, 2010 - 6:01pm login or register to post comments

Not a beetle...
Looks like the Two-spotted Stink Bug (Perillus bioculatus). Here's another from Saskatchewan (they vary quite a bit):

… Ken Wolgemuth, 17 October, 2010 - 5:55pm login or register to post comments

 
id
thx~!
… Fran K, 17 October, 2010 - 5:57pm login or register to post comments

Stink bug
Reminds me of Perilus sp.
… metrioptera, 17 October, 2010 - 5:54pm login or register to post comments

 
thx
will check this out thx :)
… Fran K, 17 October, 2010 - 5:58pm login or register to post comments

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